Prediction Of Eubanks Vs Opelka H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Miami Open Presented By Itau 2025?

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Eubanks and Opelka are on the Day 2 Schedule at Miami Open Presented By Itau 2025 on Thursday 20 March 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

In the upcoming match between Christopher Eubanks and Reilly Opelka, Opelka currently leads in head-to-head matchups with a 3-0 record. Their previous encounters took place at the 2016 Atlanta tournament, where Opelka won 7-6(9) 7-6(5), the 2019 Washington tournament, where Opelka won 6-4 7-6(3), and the 2025 Delray Beach tournament, where Opelka won 6-3 7-6(7).

Insights from their 2025 Delray Beach first-round meeting show that Eubanks had a 24% conversion rate in attacking situations, a 78% steal score, a 27% serve quality score, an 8.4 forehand quality score, a 5.6 backhand quality score, a 7.0 return quality score, and a 6.8 overall score. On the other hand, Opelka had a 33% conversion rate in attacking situations, a 73% steal score, a 22% serve quality score, a 9.2 forehand quality score, a 5.4 backhand quality score, a 6.9 return quality score, and a 5.3 overall score. The tour average for these categories was 24%, 69%, 31%, 7.9, 6.5, 7.5, and 7.1 respectively.

Opelka’s advantage over Eubanks lies in his serve quality, mainly due to the significant difference in their first serve speeds. Opelka’s average first serve speed is 129mph, while Eubanks’ average first serve speed is 118mph, both of which are higher and lower, respectively, than the tour average of 119mph.

Christopher Eubanks, aged 28, currently holds the world No. 104 ranking, with his career-high rank being No. 29. In 2025, he has a win-loss record of 1-3, reaching the second round in Montpellier and the quarterfinals in Miami in 2023, where he recorded his biggest career win against No. 5 Tsitsipas in the fourth round. Eubanks had his breakthrough in 2023 when he earned 21 wins and made his Top 100 debut at the age of 26. Throughout his career, he has had notable victories, such as reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. In terms of background, Eubanks played college tennis at Georgia Tech from 2015-2017, where he was a 2-time All-American and 2-time ACC Player of the Year.

Reilly Opelka, aged 27, holds the world No. 114 ranking, with his career-high rank being No. 17. In 2025, he has a win-loss record of 8-5, reaching the final in Brisbane and the third round in Miami in 2019. Opelka gained attention as the former Wimbledon junior champion and became the No. 1 American player in June 2021, achieving his career-high rank in February 2022. He also had successful moments in his career, such as defeating Isner for his fourth ATP 250 title on American soil and winning the longest tiebreak in ATP Tour history at the 2022 Dallas tournament. Opelka has also triumphed in tournaments like the 2020 Delray Beach, where he saved a match point against Raonic and secured his second title. Additionally, he saved six match points against Isner at the 2019 New York tournament, hitting 43 aces, and went on to win his first title against Schnur. Notably, Opelka defeated Tsitsipas and Djokovic in the 2021 Toronto and 2025 Brisbane tournaments, respectively, establishing his place among top players.

In conclusion, Opelka holds the advantage in head-to-head matchups against Eubanks, with a 3-0 record. Insights from their previous meeting at the 2025 Delray Beach tournament show differences in their attacking conversion rates, steal scores, serve qualities, and shot qualities. Opelka’s advantage lies in his higher quality serve, mainly due to a significant gap in first serve speeds. Eubanks, aged 28 and ranked No. 104, has had notable successes in his career, including reaching the Top 100 and quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Opelka, aged 27 and ranked No. 114, has achieved great feats as well, such as becoming the top-ranked American player and winning titles against high-profile opponents.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Eubanks will win.
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